The Future of Food is in Cooperatives
Future Co-ops Conference, Feb. 3-4
The current energy bonanza based on fossil fuels cannot go on forever. Climate change reasons apart, fossil fuels are not inexhaustible, even if new extraction methods such as fracking are used to eke out dwindling supplies.
From Grocery Stores to Labor Unions, Cooperatives Were the Answer
in 2012, labor representatives founded the Cincinnati Union Co-op Initiative (CUCI), a union co-op incubator that nurtures startups, aiming to create an integrated network of union co-ops that sustain and support each other.
Boise nonprofit “Turtle Island Co-op” looks to purchase Idaho farmland for experimental agriculture community
One of the Turtle Island Co-op’s main goals is to bridge the gap between academic life and the rural lifestyle.
190: Interview With Yochai Gal of the Boston TechCollective
Joe & Sam interview Yochai Gai of the Boston TechCollective, a worker-owned cooperative in the greater Boston area. After working first independently and then with other organizations, Yochai founded and operated the San Francisco TechCollective in 2006. In late 2012, he took that idea coast to coast and co-founded the Boston office.
Lorie Cahill is ROC Association’s newest Director
A Montana ROC leader has been voted the new ROC Association Director for the Mountain/West region.
How do cooperatives work in Rojava?
This is an official booklet produced by the Social Economy Development Centre, which is a part of the TEV DEM [Movement for a Democratic Society]. It lays out the basic principles under which cooperatives in Rojava run, based on decisions made after many meetings, which were attended by all of Rojava’s economic committees.